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HB 94 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Jones
Abstract: Transfers all rights and obligations of Berwick, Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, and any
other body arising from contractual agreements with the U.S. Dept. of the Army and relating
to levee, floodwall, and floodgate property in St. Mary Parish to the St. Mary Levee District
and provides the authority for the St. Mary Levee District to be designated as the sole
nonfederal, local sponsor for all federal levees, floodwalls, and flood control structures in St.
Mary Parish.
Proposed law transfers all rights and obligations including but not limited to those belonging to the
Town of Berwick, the City of Morgan City, and the Parish of St. Mary arising from any and all
contractual agreements with the U.S. Dept. of the Army and relating to levee, floodwall, and
floodgate property, exclusive of drainage pumps, situated within St. Mary Parish, to the St. Mary
Levee District.
Proposed law provides the authority for the board of commissioners for the St. Mary Parish Levee
District to serve as the nonfederal, local sponsor for all federal levees, floodwalls, and flood control
structures situated in St. Mary Parish.
(Adds R.S. 38:329.3(J) and (K))